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I wanted to make sure the next time I hit this field it was with the kind friend who gained us permission to search it. He has yet to find a Roman Coin & we were positive about this field being the one to break his duck. He could only do a couple of hours in the morning as he is very busy. We agreed a strategy which I believe put him in the best place for a coin & Dad & I probed the limits. The wheat stubble is still terrible & it took a little while but I got a really nice coin (VOT X Reverse), as I walked over to show Dad & newbie, Dad got a Roman as well (talk about this one in a minute). So our strategy failed & Dad ended up with another two scrappies. Although the Newbie did OK with his first Roman Steelyard weight, nice livery button & a medieval swivel piece.

Nice little Bronze Bead (Roman probably).
4 Roman Coins
Nice Spur Buckle

As far as we can tell we found an UNLISTED (not in Sears) Reverse type Legend for an 'AS' of Gordian III:
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
P M TR P V COS II P P (S C in field) Does anyone has RICs, is it in there? Its no-where on the internet, from our study. This inscription was used on the Sestertius & Antoninianus but not the 'AS'. Must be pretty rare :icon_thumright:

So, not much but quality coins to add to the album.
 

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Yes, the antoninianus was INITIALLY silver, but was slowly debased to bronze. Each new issue had less silver in it than the last.. By the late third century the coins were almost entirely made of bronze from melted down old coins like the sestertius. Vast quantities were being produced, with a large proportion of the stocks being contemporary forgeries, often with blundered legends and designs.
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Mackaydon said:
Cru:
Yes, the antoninianus was INITIALLY silver, but was slowly debased to bronze. Each new issue had less silver in it than the last.. By the late third century the coins were almost entirely made of bronze from melted down old coins like the sestertius. Vast quantities were being produced, with a large proportion of the stocks being contemporary forgeries, often with blundered legends and designs.
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:icon_scratch:Antoninianus coin wasn't mentioned, Cru said he thought it was a Ae Ass, which is a Bronze coin, nothing to do with a debased Silver coin, an Ae Ass is a lower value Bronze coin, 4 asses to one Sestertius.

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CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
tymcmurray said:
Congratulations!!! Let us know when you find out just how rare!

Trying now in the what is it..... I need someone with the RIC book.
Are you sure it's just not a Sestertius :icon_scratch: what's the dia(mm)

SS.

Very sure.
Dia(mm) :icon_scratch:

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Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
tymcmurray said:
Congratulations!!! Let us know when you find out just how rare!

Trying now in the what is it..... I need someone with the RIC book.
Are you sure it's just not a Sestertius :icon_scratch: what's the dia(mm)

SS.

Very sure.
Dia(mm) :icon_scratch:

SS.

Sorry SS, I was going out the door so didn't have time to weigh etc..
6.89g
Fraction off 23mm at widest point.

It is the identical reverse type of the Ses. & Ant but why too small & light. (and not silver of course) - info for others not you SS :wink:
 

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CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
tymcmurray said:
Congratulations!!! Let us know when you find out just how rare!

Trying now in the what is it..... I need someone with the RIC book.
Are you sure it's just not a Sestertius :icon_scratch: what's the dia(mm)

SS.

Very sure.
Dia(mm) :icon_scratch:

If it's the same reverse as the one I posted, then it reads, P M TR P IIII COS II PP S-C, emperor standing right, holding spear and globe. not The V,

don't know weather this will help you any :dontknow:

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Sorry SS, I was going out the door so didn't have time to weigh etc..
6.89g
Fraction off 23mm at widest point.

It is the identical reverse type of the Ses. & Ant but why too small & light. (and not silver of course) - info for others not you SS :wink:
Yes to small, and light, although it was reduced in size, it wasn't till much later, 270-275AD.

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